wjz.com baltimore. now, it's complete coverage, it's wjz, maryland's news station. escape from the ash, it begins for thousands of stranded travelers. >> hi, everybody. i'm sky kye jackson. >> i'm mary bubala. >> it could be easier to get to europe on an airplane. airports are re-opening. >> reporter: days of silence on runways throughout europe could be replaced by the roar of dead engines. volcano ash has disappeared enough now that it's safe to

fly. thousands of flights have resumed in southern europe and parts of britain and france should be back in business. it's welcomed news for travelers but with the backlog of flights, it could take a while to get home. >> i'm still here and they haven't told me anything defendant. >> some are trying to find alternative transportation, but tickets are hard to come by. so many british travelers cannot get home that the navy has sent warships to pick up the stranded. the planes have been sitting on the runway for days and it's hurt the airlines. the lack of air shipping has caused a ripple effect. flower growers in kenya taking big losses because they can't export to europe. the florists are losing money as well. >> we have 15% less flowers.

>> things could return to normal. the volcano in iceland is weakening. meteorologists say that the ash is no long rising high enough to endanger aircraft. the volcano is producing less smoke and ash but some warn it's not finished yet. a frostburg university student charged with statuting two basketball players killing one of them claims he fired in self-defense. today's developments in the crime that is shocking a maryland town. >> right now 21-year-old tyrone hall is charged with first degree murder. he said he was at an off-campus party and he left and was followed home by brandon carroll, 20, of waldorf, and ellis hartridge, 21,.

he loaded two shells into a 12 gauge shotgun and went outside the argument continued and she shot them when they lunged at him. carol was killed. >> thank you. hall is being held without bail. wjz was at frostburg and we'll bring you the latest at 5:00. baltimore county police arrest a man in the sexual abuse in a 9-year-old girls a they're worried there could be other victims. police say sims lives on ferny avenue and volunteers as an assistance to coaches. city police charge a father in the death of his two- year-old daughter. he admits his disciplined her with a belt after she let the

dogs in the house. they ruled it a homicide and says there's evidence of earlier abuse. melanie was staying with her dad for two weeks. baltimore catholics praying mourning the loss of a long-time leader. jessica kartalija has more on the life and the death of baltimore's 13th archbishop. >> reporter: he die of colon cancer this morning. he was appointed after 6 years he came to baltimore in 1974. after 15 years leading the baltimore archdiocese, he retired in '89 and remained in the area and active in the ministry until earlier this year. he turned 96 in october. thank you. funeral arrangements have not been finalized. >> a woman found dead friday

morning after fire in owings mills is identified as the 66- year-old. fire crews called to the apartment in spring water court 10:00 friday morning. an autopsy will determine how she died. the governor reveals plans for his official cam paper reelection kickoff. the governor begins a three-day tour beginning in baltimore. he will make ten stops across the state in hagerstown. the governor will take on republican governor in a rematch. while the state's unemployment rate is locked at 8%. hundreds of people looking for work flocked to a job fair today and as gigi barnett explains, it could be an economic turn around for maryland. >> reporter: the retired

militariened a college degree and searches online every day. >> not working is driving me crazy, it's time to get back out there. >> reporter: he has company and competition much showed up at the job fair. he says all of the employers have positions. >> a lot of people who are feeling the sense of hopelessness and the last thing i wanted to do because add to it by having people come out and they claim to offer jobs. >> the positions are the healthiest industries, health care, military and green jobs. the state's unemployment rate is 7%, he says the highly- skilled workers are better poised to rebound. >> we've seen it in talking to employers, they're slowly beginning to hire people. and so this is the prime opportunity for people to take advantage of. >> looks like just a job fair,

it's more, there's other resources like help with health care and taxes. >> there are people who have jobs but having difficulties maybe there were two breadwinners and now only one and trying to get through storm. >> it could be the lifesaver they need. i'm gigi barnett, wjz eyewitness news. >> more than 70 employers attended the job fair. >> sunday's chilly weather is gone and it's warmer and the sunshining brightly. we have weather and traffic together. bob has the updated numbers. chilly this morning but warmed up to mid-60s. that's where we are now. nothing around but blue skies, a long way down to the south. some not far from the swanee river, it's going to take a while to get here. could see a few showers

wednesday afternoon, a lot of sunshine and a beautiful spring day on tap. the showers moving through, looks like the end of the week looks nice. let's check on the roads with sharon gibala. she's live in traffic control. good afternoon. not such a good afternoon on the jfx, a big accident and it's causing a jam. i got stuck on the way in, it's blocking the left lane in the northbound sigh approaching northern parkway. average speed 17 miles per hour. watch for a crash on 95. another one near the airport, aviation boulevard and one in columbia at stone river parkway. and water main break in the city blocking kirk avenue. take cecil avenue as the alternate. there's your drive times and your speeds on the beltway. 22 miles per hour your slowest

spot between 95 and 83 on the topside outer loop. there's a live look at the west side, running smoothly. definitely heavier the topside. there's a look at the topside at green spring avenue. cold stone is reinventing ice cream. flavors introduced each month in every location, the ultimate cream experienc. the mission to the space station is not over yet. bad weather in florida postponed the landing. terrell brown reports from the kennedy space center. >> rain and overcast skies in florida for space shuttle discovery and the 7-person crew to spend another day in space. >> at the end of the day, it's too low of a ceiling of visibility. >> nasa will try again

tomorrow and it could land at edwards air force base in california. >> the pilots need good visibility, they only have one shot at it. >> reporter: it's a mission riddled with challenges including a faulty valve and a jammed latch. >> we have had blow after blow. stephanie wilson used the robotic arm to overcome a problem with a giant storage bin after the latch stuck. during this mission, three space walks upgraded equipment on the outside of the station. nasa is racing against the clock and also to stock it with spare parts and supplies. it's scheduled to make the final flight in september after that, nasa's shift focuses to a rescue capsule for astronauts

and president obama wants to leap into the future with a journey to an asteroid and then to mars. he expects to be around to see it. if it aims for kennedy, it should be a treat for early risers. the streaking glow will be visible from below weather permitting. still ahead, up close and personal, a man trying to take a picture of an octopus gets into a tug of war with the creature. wait until you see how it ends. a chain reaction crash in philadelphia. the fight for amanda. the american student in an italian jail battle for their daughter's release. get your updated forecast. - at subway... - there's something for... - everyone.

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three people are seriously injured in philadelphia after a crash involving a horse-drawn carriage. a car pushed one up on the curb and one overturned. two drivers in serious but stable condition tonight at the hospital. the driver is reported to be in serious condition. no horses were injured and an investigation is understood way. the final report is released about the death of an olympic luger killed in a training one. the federation says there's no single reason for the unforeseeable accident that killed the georgian racer. they say a complex series of events led to the tragedy. he was flung from the ice and struck a pole hours before february's opening ceremony. tensions higher than ever.

the battle over amanda knox's murder conviction. she was found guilty of killing her roommate. they're pushing to extend her jail sentence while her family fights to set her free. >> reporter: a notice filed to extend her sentence to life. they cited her lack of remorse. >> that's ridiculous, first of all she showed a lot of devastation over the loss of her friend. but you know, you don't apologize for something you didn't do. >>reporter: now her attorneys are firing back, filing their appeal. a 201-page document that attacks her conviction, her long interrogation when she was forced to confess.

they call it the evidence as well as they what claim to be shaky dna evidence used to convict her. >> she's hanging in there. it's always better when things are moving and feels like this is the process going forward so she'll get out. >> judges and jurors out lined their reasons for the verdict in the case. they say she did not plan the murder of her friend but took part in the killing and the cover up. an appeal could re-open the case. >> we're looking forward to having the opportunity to take place over there so she can be tried and the evidence looked at and they will find she's innocent and we'll get to bring her home. >> it will take 30-days to choose a trial date. the -- judge has been named. can the markets rebound after the tough close on

friday? the dow was down early in the afternoon but rebounded by closing bell. it was up 5 and the nasdaq off one. let's go new york where we have tonight's money watch update. >> president obama making a push for financial reform after they filed charges against goldman sachs. strong trading helped citigroup last quarter. the bank posted the best results since the beginning of the financial crisis. the results came as a big surprise to wall street expecting city to post a slight loss. european airlines demanding compensation for shutting down air space. it was shut down when a giant

plume of ash went over the area. there will be a fine for not telling the government about the gas pedals. they said toyota knew about the accelerators for four months. log onto for more. even the father of our country wasn't above an overdue library book now and then. they're trying to track down two books that are 220 years overdue, they were due back, they don't care about the fines, they do want the books back. >> anonymously. >> those fines, they equate to

our national debt. sorry, president washington. >> just return them no questions asked. not going to happen. coming up on eyewitness news at 4:00, second-hand smoke, how dangerous is it? new evidence coming up. swimming in the inner harbor, why some people believe it could happen. that story when we continue. dry, mild weather returns, bob is updating the first warning forecast. >> wjz 13 is always on, go to wjz.com for the stop stories and updates and the weather, go to wjz.com.

now complete warning and the first warning of severe weather. >> great day. >> beautiful day. we need a lot of sunshine, it started off chilly and was a frost in many areas, temperatures 33 degrees downtown in the 40s.

bright sunshine now. 66 degrees, dew point low at 31. humidity only 26%. north winds at 12. the woodlands, the forests floor is getting pretty dry. not a lot of rain, be careful out this. over the next couple day, an increased fire danger. and the breeze does not help. currently holding steady. 57 oakland. 66, a lot of mole around the region and that's the normal high. a nice day. later tonight, the winds die down as they did last night and that's when temperatures drop to the north and across the valley, probably some widely scattered frost, clouds, showers continue, one to two inches and another batch of rain, they had a lot of rain,

it's heading northeast. for the time being, high herb pressure, beautiful weather continues until wednesday when the system gets close enough for a few showers wednesday afternoon into wednesday night and then it should get out by thursday. beautiful sunshine, dry weather, mile temperatures, looking at the map, high pressure over michigan, pleasant conditions, normal temperatures this time of the year and as it moves off, low from the south, bringing some clouds and showers, warm in 80s. maybe a few showers wednesday afternoon into wednesday night and the system moves out and we clear out again for the end of the week. more nice weather. northwest winds and the advisory will be lift after 6:00. bay temperature in the upper 50s. sunrise 6:23. tonight, look for clear skies, it will be cool, normally

chilly. 41 degrees, warmer downtown. sunny, a beautiful afternoon and warmer than it is supposed to be. 68. get out and enjoy it. we try. don't miss the lineup. csi miami followedly eyewitness news at 11:00. just ahead on eyewitness news at 4:00, second-amment rights and the message they are trying to send. lucky to be alive. rescuers pull two survivors out of the rubble five days after an earthquake killed two thousand people. anita christine high tower and my mother rescue worker. >> remembering the 168 people who died in the oklahoma city bombing attack. eyewitness news continues with denise and vick after this. ,,,,

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this wjz, and wjz.com baltimore. from the city, to the counties, to your neighborhood. now, it's complete coverage, it's wjz, maryland's news station. it is 4:30, 66 degrees and partly cloudy. thank you for joining us. i'm denise coke. >> today marks the 15th anniversary of the oklahoma city bombing. hundreds of people gathered for a somber ceremony. after the bagpipe procession, people across oklahoma city observed 168 seconds of silence, one for each of the victims. they called the anniversary a reminder of the fight against

home-grown attacks. >> reporter: survivors of the oklahoma city bombing even 15 years later, the wounds are still fresh. >> it seems like some weeks i cry every day and sometimes you can go for a month and not cry. >> reporter: that day, 1995 changed everything for families of the 168 kill and the 600- plus survivors and changed the way all of us lives. glass now surrounds offices and routinely patrolled offices and subways. >> he drove a truck up and detonated the bomb made of homemade components. you could still do that tomorrow. >> reporter: a news poll found that 40% of americans believe that domestic terrorism is a

bigger threat. a marked increase by the fears of 9-1-1. it's fueled by critics angered by the government. bill clinton president at the time said today's rhetoric reminds him of '95. >> there were a lot of parallels between the early '90s and now, the feeling of economic dislocation and the uncertainty people felt. >> reporter: in the 15 years since the bombing, we've seen other domestic attacks including the shootings at fort hood last fall and the crash of a small plane into an irs building in texas. u.s. military takes a step forward in the fight against foreign terrorists, one of the men killed was a leader of a terrorist group in iraq. the men died during a nighttime raid on their safe house

sunday. gun rights activists gathering around washington to show their support for the second amendment. >> the activists carry handguns at a rally and miles away in the nation's capital, second amendment advocates at the monument. they were armed with buttons and signs proclaiming guns save lives. they wanted to remind the government not to infringe on the right to keep and bear arms. >> the dozens who turned out today also expressed anger about health care reform and other issues they say trample on their rights. >> in tonight's health watch report, another draw back to cigarette smoking. it connects second-hand smoke

to sinus disease. >> reporter: 30-year-old david has had sinus problems for years and said it began with both of his parents who smoked. >> when they would smoke inside the house, it would upset my sinus. >> they may be more likely to develop chronic sinus disease. >> you get inflammation that leads to congestion, blockage and sinus infections. >> it looked at 306 non- smokers, researchers measured their exposure at work and home and public events. 126 nonsmokers exposeed every day and many studies show that

it plays a role in other diseases or in making them worse. >> it can affect your lungs causing wheezing and asthma. >> reporter: sinus surgery gave him much-needed relief and he's feeling great most of the time. >> but still, if i'm in a situation where there's smoke like outside of a bar or a club or a friend of mine smoking, it flairs up. >> reporter: that's why the he does as much as he can to avoid second-hand smoke. in new york, eyewitness news. >> now researchers say second- hand smoke is responsible for 3400 lung cancer deaths each year. >> a man from san francisco has a close call with an 8- legged creature from under the sea. >> it was caught on tape off of the coast of new zealand.

he was free diving when the rock pus dived out and grabbed his digital camera and swam away. he chased it for five minutes and saw an opportunity to reclaim his property. >> it swims down into the rocks and tries to camouflage itself and i see my chance to go and lift it up with my spear gun and it kind of attached itself and i saw the camera under its body and reached in and grabbed it. >> he was initially startled by the octopus but felt safe because the creature seemed to be fixuated on the camera. >> he wanted a new picture for his face book page. he believes it was attracted to the blue color. plenty of seafood served up but not caught there and that might change along with water clean enough to go swimming in. what might seem like a dream to

some, seems doablators. >> reporter: maryland lets with plenty of places to cool off, swimming holes along streams and around the bay. but how about a dip in the inner harbor. >> not by choice, no. >> i like the clear water where i can see. no, i would not consider it. >> water in the inner harbor is not fit for fishing even when trash is not in the way. but they think it could change. >> we do think it's doable, it's possible. nature's way, take the same plants along shorelines and plant them in rafts that would about as floating islands in the harbor. >> they put back in the water what was here originally which was wetlands and there's

grasses and plants that provide -- oxygen. >>reporter: it's only a drop in the dream of a swimmability harbor. the big problem is runoff. hundreds of millions would be spent but starting costs little. >> some of the things, they shouldn't litter, shouldn't throw their butts on the ground. create clean water at the very bottom line, it's creating clean water. a way to illustrate it, make it swimmability and fishable. >> now currently, swimming at the harbor. >> it's a nice start to the workweek. taking a live look outside, clear and sunkies, is there a

warmup on the way? bob has the updated numbers. >> reporter: those 8 5- degree temperatures, we don't have those kinds of temperatures coming our way. a nice afternoon temperatures a few degrees warmer than today. thank you. a few problem spots in your way on your way home. on the major roadways, 95, an accident in the southbound lanes. that's on the shoulder. we have an accident heading to bwi at stoney run road that should clear up shortly. stone river parkway. another one in middle river on martin boulevard and then one

on in the city. a water main break in the city. your alternate cecil avenue. 83 northbound slow from north avenue to cold spring lane. there's your drive times and delays, slowest spot on the outer loop, 20 miles per hour with a 30-minute drive time. the northwest side at 33 miles per hour. there's the west side at baltimore national pike and a look at 95. you could have to tap your brakes. thank you, straight ahead,

brutal beating a police officer beating an unarmed motorists, the felony charges the officer could be facing. what fill out of the sky landing inches from him. and it is sunny and warm and breezy, your forecast coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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a former virginia tech student will spend the rest of his life behind bars for decapitateing a classmate. he was sentenced to life without parol afterpleading guilty. he attacked the 22-year-old while they had coffee because she rejected his advances. two bombs explode hours a part and 23 people are dead.

a suicide bomber targeted those and both officers and protesters were kill. another bomb went off outside of a school. it's been one of the pakistan cities hardest hit by al-qaida attacks. >> survivors are still pulled from the rubble in china, an incredible five days after an earthquake. more than two hundred still missing, rescuers are working around the clock. they pulled survivors free after they were trapped after a wrecked building. a four-year-old salesgirl four- year-old -- girl alive. the snow forecast for the next few days, soldiers working to reconstruct buildings for survivors. denise. >> the president flew into the earthquake region over the

weekend and vowed to rebuild homes and schools and urged crews to continue their efforts to find anyone that could be alive. three months after a mass massive earthquake, 2200 american troops are in the disaster zone compared to peek. only 500 national guards and members will be left by june to atist the workers. >> russia is free freeze on adoptions after an american woman sent back a boy. the adoptions were frozen after he was put on a plane with a note. talks expected to start today. but ash prevent it from getting to russia. >> felony charges accused of beating an unarmed motorist

over and over. the dash cam shows the incidents and as we report, the driver's family says it's out of line. >> reporter: the most startling thing about the beating is the apparent overkill. the 28-year-old suspect is already down when police officer begins attacking him with his metal be on the striking him 15 times after tasering his passenger. the men's crime, screeching tires and then resisting arrest and threatening an officer. the pictures from the own dash board camera tell a different story, leading the officers to call in the state's attorney. this displayed on the video is not only disturbing, it's outrageous an unacceptable. >> he faces charges of battery and of official misconduct. during a court appearance, he

refused comments. >> not able to make a statement. >> they argue that the record speaks for itself. >> he's a decorated officer, officer of the year. >> he continues recover, his brother says there's no excuse. >> i can honestly say the actions were atrocious. i lost a lot of respect for the police that night. >> in the words of the prosecutors, the pictures don't lie. cbs news, chicago. the incident has sparked new debate about officers caught on tape. some say the technology is helping to expose behavior they have gotten away with for years. the first-every international cannabis expo held near l.a.. marijuana users could produce brownies at the california show. organizers say they wanted to show how far reaching

california's pot industry has become. in november, voters consider a ballot measure on whether to legalize it in california. some excitement when a fire hydrant shot a geyser of water into the air. it spouted several stories of water and created flooding. officials trying to figure out what caused it. a ten-year-old narrowly escapes death in the form of a laptop falling from the sky. the boy was at a cook out as a medical helicopter was leaving the hospital and it was left on the outside of the chopper. it went plunging to the ground over the cookout. it missed him by inches. now he can't wait to titusville photos to school. >> wow. that's incredible. >> really. straight ahead on the eyewitness news, it's mild and sunny, your updated forecast after this commercial break. ,,,

now, complete forecast and the first warning of severe

weather. looks great outside, but when you step outside and it gets cool. >> in the sun, the sun was warm. back to the shade you're cool. hard to know where it is these days, it was chilly the morning. a lot of places had some scattered frost with temperatures in the 30s. now at 66. dew points low, air is dry. winds at 12. coming down, holding steady, 57 out in oakland. we're at 66, 63, 64, very pleasant temperatures close to where we should be this time of the year. this morning was colder and average, but a nice day. winds out of the north and they will be calming down tonight and as the winds die down with the low dew point, clear skies, temperatures drop up to the north, some more scattered

frost in pennsylvania. around the baltimore region, probably not as chilly as this morning. looking at this, from pretty much from coast to coast, very normal temperatures, 50 for chicago. billings 66. baltimore 66. atlanta 70. no big extremes anywhere. phoenix is the hot spot at 87 degrees. it was 88 in yuma a little while ago. miami not bad but not that warm at 75 it 75 -- to the west, a trough of low pressure has some clouds, some of the showers may make it into the region, wednesday afternoon, wednesday evening, some scattered rain. not a lot expected and once the system passes, thursday looking good and into the beginning of the weekend, looking good where

temperatures, pleasant continues, tonight and tomorrow. the clouds approach from the south. heavier activity. for us, pleasant temperatures and scattered showers wednesday, a small craft advisory lifted at 6:00 p.m. tomorrow tonight. tonight, clear and cool, 41 to mid upper 40s downtown. tomorrow a lot of sunshine, a beautiful day and temperatures back up in the upper 60s which is just slightly above average for tomorrow. nice afternoon coming up. >> wonderful. thank you. >> still to come. travel nightmare. hundreds of people are stranded here and will be for days to come. complete coverage of the volcano ash crowd that shut down travel. ,,

coming up next on eyewitness news at 5:00. why a frostberg student accused of shooting two classmates says he was forced to open fire. massive delays. volcanic ash creates a giant nightmare. baltimore's catholic community in mourning, remembering archbishop william moyer. eyewitness news at 5:00 starts right now. hi, everybody.

i'm kai jackson. >> and i'm mary bubala. here's what people will be talking b. >> we have breaking news to report to you right now. sky eye chopper 13 is over southbound 95. sky eye chopper 13 is on the scene. let's go to captain mike perry with more. mike? >> reporter: hello, kai. we are in savage, howard county, 95 southbound, south of route 32, where a personal injury accident, involving a car and a tractor-trailer has closed, all but two lanes of southbound 95. now, when the accident occurred just a few moments ago, firefighters arrived to find a vehicle had collided with a tractor-trailer that was parked along the right shoulder of the roadway. the driver of the sedan who was trapped inside the vehicle for a short period of time. firefighters just moments ago were able to rescue that person. he was going to be flown to shock trauma. now it appears that they are going to drive by land to a nearby trauma center. it's not clear at this point where that victim is going. the driver of the k,